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Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
January 23, 2023
Fred Hutch’s Dr. Ross Prentice retires
Longtime scientist and statistician contributed to Women’s Health Initiative, cancer prevention research and much more
Homing in on inherited colorectal cancer risk
Hutch-led international collaboration finds 100 new genetic risk variants, setting the stage for better prevention for all
What’s new in breast cancer research? SABCS 2022 delivers plenty
Studies highlight research on treatment toxicity, disparities in insurance, gaps in metastatic care, new therapies and more
Fred Hutch/UW/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium breast cancer researchers receive grants
Breast Cancer Research Foundation supports projects including new imaging tracer, better risk prediction for luminal B subtypes, anti-inflammatory vaccine and more
Cancer chemo side effects and how to limit them
A Q & A with physician-scientist Dr. Gary Lyman on his new Nature review of acute chemotherapy-associated adverse events
Award will fund research into new metastatic prostate cancer therapies
Physician-scientist Dr. John Lee and his team will use $750K Kleberg Foundation grant to pursue new treatments, including immunotherapy
Dr. Anat Zimmer receives AAUW fellowship
Fred Hutch computational biologist who relocated from Israel will receive support while investigating cancer genomics
Understanding tribal communities and cancer through storytelling, art
Fred Hutch’s Public Art and Community Dialogue Program selects Indigenous artist Roger Fernandes to create new mural
Dr. Ruth Etzioni receives $7.4M NCI grant to assess new cancer diagnostics
Award will provide long-term support to investigate accuracy of multi-cancer liquid biopsies and other new technology
COVID-19 complacency: ‘A hard shift for the immunocompromised’
Even with vaccines and antivirals, cancer patients and many others are still vulnerable to infection; some safety tips for this evolving pandemic
Hutch scientists receive $25M to solve breast cancer metastasis
New collaboration will target dormant tumor cells, keeping them asleep (or killing them) so they won’t spread
Blood and Marrow Transplant Reunion returns to Fred Hutch
Hundreds gather in Seattle to celebrate life, science and cancer survivorship
Navigating cancer and barriers, one person at a time
Need financial assistance? Interpreter services? Transportation to and from chemotherapy? Patient navigators help close cancer care gaps
ASCO 2022: Equity, innovation and in-person
Hutch cancer researchers, clinicians share findings on clinical trial eligibility, Medicaid expansion, wearables to track symptoms and more
Indigenous health equity focus of Pathways Symposium
Storytellers, scientists and public health leaders share strategies to decolonize, improve cancer research and care
Hutch trial will test new app to help teens stop vaping
Smoking cessation expert to adapt adult quit-smoking app for kids under 18; pilot trial will test its efficacy in 200 self-consenting teens
Understanding the mechanics of breast cancer metastasis
Ghajar Lab research reveals why muscle tissue doesn’t get mets, how dormant tumor cells in the brain wake up and proliferate
Do multivitamins and supplements like cocoa flavanols keep cancer, heart disease away?
Scientists drill down into crucial Women’s Health Initiative data to get definitive answers on whether supplement use improves our health
Cancer, COVID-19 and proceeding with caution
Patients in treatment and those with compromised or suppressed immune systems eye the future — and pandemic’s wane — warily
Dr. Rachel Issaka receives the Kathryn Surace-Smith Endowed Chair in Health Equity Research
Flexible funding will further physician-scientist’s work in colorectal cancer and health inequities